秘策(ひさく)

ひさく
noun
secret plan; secret strategy; trump card
abstract
1. secret plan; secret strategy; hidden trump card
A plan or strategy kept hidden until the right moment. Implies a clever or decisive measure that others do not expect.
秘策(ひさく)を用意(ようい)してある。
I have a secret plan prepared.
監督(かんとく)は試合(しあい)に勝(か)つための秘策(ひさく)を練(ね)っていた。
The coach was devising a secret strategy to win the game.
売(う)り上(あ)げが低迷(ていめい)していたが、社長(しゃちょう)が打(う)ち出(だ)した秘策(ひさく)のおかげで業績(ぎょうせき)が回復(かいふく)した。
Sales had been sluggish, but thanks to the secret strategy the president unveiled, business performance recovered.

A compound of 秘(ひ) (secret; hidden) and 策(さく) (plan; strategy). Often used in dramatic or emphatic contexts — sports, business, storytelling — to describe a plan that turns the tide. The word carries a positive connotation, implying cleverness and foresight.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 作戦(さくせん): strategy; tactics — a general plan of action, not necessarily secret
  • 奥(おく)の手(て): trump card; last resort — a hidden technique or measure saved for a critical moment
  • 裏技(うらわざ): hidden trick; secret technique — a lesser-known method, often in games or daily life

Related Words

Compare: 作戦(さくせん) (strategy)
Compare: 裏技(うらわざ) (hidden trick)
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